Gustavo Varela
GIL VicentePortugal21 years old184
4
Goals
3
Assists
6.7
Rating
31
Appearances
1433 mins
11%
Conversion
📊 Season Performance
📅 Career History
| Season | Club · League | Apps | Goals | Ast | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Monza · Serie A | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 25/26 | GIL Vicente · Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | 3 | 6.7 |
| 24/25 | Benfica U19 · UEFA Youth League | 7 | 6 | 1 | N/A |
| 23/24 | Benfica B · Segunda Liga | 22 | 3 | 0 | N/A |
| 22/23 | Portugal U17 · Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 21/22 | PAOK U19 · UEFA Youth League | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Varela's 2025/26 season, read from the numbers
In 2025/26, Gustavo Varela moved in and out of the side for GIL Vicente in the Primeira Liga: 31 appearances and 1433 minutes, averaging 46 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 0.3 goals per 90, 2.2 shots per 90 and 60% of his shots on target — the rate profile behind Varela's totals.
Carrying the ball, Varela attempted 32 dribbles and completed 28% — 2.0 attempts per 90. Set against Varela's own record, 2025/26 reads differently: he has managed 11 in a season before, so 6 is well short of his own mark; it is also the heaviest workload we have recorded for him, 1433 minutes against a previous high of 419; his average match rating has risen from 5.73 to 6.69 since 2024/25.
How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.